Friday, March 29th

I'm done with classes!  I am one sleep and one breakfast away from leaving Green Mountain.  I cannot believe the journey I have been on here in Vermont and I am thankful to say that it has brilliantly exceeded my expectations.  This morning began with me getting my weight and measurements taken.  Since my new way of thinking has taught me not to focus on the scale, I will just tell you the part I am most excited about and that is that I have lost 3" around my middle in 4 weeks and 2" around my hips.  It's very encouraging and I look forward to more results as I continue on this new path.

After breakfast, I went to my final Total Body Strength class and I felt like it was a little tougher than my previous classes.  I think LynnAnn wanted to make sure we feel it when we get home so we don't forget.

After that, I went to my room and packed up my items...and I have a lot!  I was able to get two of my suitcases into my roommate's car so we will be ready to hit the road tomorrow.  She will be driving me to Deerfield, MA where we will meet Ellie who will then take me back to West Newton.  I will get to spend the night with Ellie and then I will fly home to Joe on Sunday morning.

The only other class I took today was the infamous 'Sustain the Change' class.  It is infamous for it's ability to make people cry.  I, surprisingly, had no problem whipping out a few tears, but they weren't sad tears, they were happy tears.  I teared up when I was talking about how I was feeling going home after four weeks.  I talked about how freeing these teachings have been for me.  Knowing now that food has no power over me and that I have the power is so liberating.  I am excited to practice my new ways and I am thankful that Joe is on board with me.  He is as excited about starting these new practices as I am and that means the world to me.  I am so thankful for his support as well as the support of all of my family and friends.  I've always known my support system was strong and unique and every time I am reminded of it, it fills me with comfort and joy.  So thank you to all of you who have voiced your support and followed my journey.  Tomorrow, I will change my tag line from "My Month in Green Mountain" to something that embodies my next step of going home and living my life in a new way and I will continue to blog, so check back often!